OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations between having a special health care need and
school outcomes measured as attendance, student engagement, behavioral threats to …

OBJECTIVE: To link pediatric health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and health conditions by
establishing clinically meaningful cutoff scores for an HRQOL instrument, the Pediatric …

Background. The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was enacted in 1997
to provide health insurance coverage to uninsured low-income children from families who …

Objective To assess use and needs for general practitioner, specialist, emergency
department, hospital inpatient, and hospital outpatient services for children with special …

Background. Although many studies have noted that uninsured children have poorer access
and quality of health care than do insured children, few studies have been able to …

The importance of early developmental and behavioral treatment for children with autism is
increasingly recognized. Little is known, however, about early intervention policies that may …

Objective Previous studies conducted in Japan targeted only mothers who cared for children
with disabilities, and lacked reference subjects, such as mothers of children without …

OBJECTIVE. Using nationally representative data, we examined biological, medical system,
and sociodemographic factors that are associated with health-related quality of life as …

OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of parent-reported
preventive dental care and better dental health in children with special health care needs …

The population of children in foster care is rapidly growing. Previous local and state-level
analyses have measured the prevalence of chronic conditions among such children to be …